title: A tactile vision substitution system for the study of active sensing.
abstract: This paper presents a tactile vision substitution system (TVSS) for the study of active sensing. Two algorithms, namely image processing and trajectory tracking, were developed to enhance the capability of conventional TVSS. Image processing techniques were applied to reduce the artifacts and extract important features from the active camera and effectively converted the information into tactile stimuli with much lower resolution. A fixed camera was used to record the movement of the active camera. A trajectory tracking algorithm was developed to analyze the active sensing strategy of the TVSS users to explore the environment. The image processing subsystem showed advantageous improvement in extracting object's features for superior recognition. The trajectory tracking subsystem, on the other hand, enabled accurately locating the portion of the scene pointed by the active camera and providing profound information for the study of active sensing strategy applied by TVSS users.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Cheng-Han
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Sung-Nien
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ahissar
authors.forename: Amos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arieli
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zilbershtain-Kra
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D055096:Optical Devices; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D058067:Wavelet Analysis